Cupid and Minerva
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1961
Catalogue
- Year
- 1788
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6 15/16 x 5 5/16in. (17.6 x 13.5cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Richard Cosway
Artist
Painting
Richard Cosway was a leading English portrait painter of the Georgian and Regency era, noted for his miniatures. He was a contemporary of John Smart, George Engleheart, William Wood, and Richard Crosse. He befriended fellow Freemason and Swedenborgians William Blake and Chevalier d'Éon. His wife was the Italian-born painter Maria Cosway, a close friend of Thomas Jefferson.
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Record
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- Richard Cosway
- Year
- 1788
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6 15/16 x 5 5/16in. (17.6 x 13.5cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1788-333663
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified